Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s. A man within by 25yearold director yony leyser continues this excavation and examination of william s burroughs behindthemask humanity in spectacular educational and inspirational form. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a beat generation icon, william s. With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra. Burroughs a man within trailer deutsch german kinostart. Yony leysers new documentary seeks to find a man within the controversial writer, wife killer and drug addict. A man within proves that peter weller has starred in other movies except for robocop, namely naked lunch which is based on the works and life of william.
A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Yony leyser yony leyser ilko davidov 2009 the life and work of the novelist. A man within andris i like burroughs work and he certainly was an interesting character but i thought this documentary was kind of boring especially because most of the interviewees were just bad.
His controversial and daring works in reference to drug use and queer experience were among the first of their kind. Docu does real justice to the beat writer, gun nut and literary icon. William seward burroughs i, grandfather ivy lee, maternal uncle. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth and david cronenberg, yony leysers william s. A man within explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors. A man within sheds a lot of lightsometimes fractured lighton the life of the influential yet enigmatic beat poet william s. Burroughs was a member of the family who owned the burroughs cash register company. A man within offers a concise summary of burroughs life and works. Circa 1995, one of the editors of the original sensitive skin, mr. Burroughs is contextualized within an international avantgarde, appearing.
A man within is a probing look at the man whose works at once. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. A man within touches only briefly on naked lunch and its impact, and most of his 17 other novels arent even mentioned in the film. Louis in 1914, the wealthy harvardeducated grandson of the founder of the burroughs adding machine. A family trust paid him an income, so he did not have to work a regular job. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer.
Burroughs that was first published in 1970 by expanded media editions in west germany. A man within, a new documentary that opens wednesday at ifc center. A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Burroughs wrote with the conviction of someone who understood the secret shapers of the universe, or someone who had lost his mind.
Burroughs was never prosecuted for the incident, though a man within shows how it affected and influenced. Yeats, shit was all fuckedup and bullshit, so we never got around. Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. A man within trailer 2010 the film features never before seen footage of william s. Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues including john waters, genesis porridge, laurie anderson, peter weller, david cronenberg, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth, anne waldman. A man within provides a rare and intimate look at one of the most influential artists of our time. A man within is a kind of genealogy of hip that connects burroughs, who was born in st. Many of those enthusiasts most of whom would have come to know the grand old man of the beat generations postmodernist wing through his writing, like the novels naked lunch and junky had their first genuine burroughs listening experience through the record album call me burroughs, first released in 1965, and more recently reissued by. Season 12 2m 3s an iconoclast who himself became an icon, william burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and. Watch the clip titled the rebel for the film william s. Burroughs, in turn given to him by an assistant to allen ginsberg, ginsberg having blessed it for inclusion in the magazine.
Though some of the films most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own work in his dry, craggy monotone, leyser has placed his focus on the man behind the work. Filmmakers lars movin and steen moller rasmussen used footage of burroughs taken during a 1983 tour of scandinavia in the documentary words of advice. Burroughs scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Oso, handed me the following manuscript, an interview with william s. A man within full movie stream free download william s. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A man within is an intimate documentary that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. Director yony leyser interviewed on this disc as one of the many extras explains how his fascination with burroughs and his work led to his pursuit of telling the. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. The reader follows the narration of junkie william lee, who takes on various aliases, from the u. Featuring archival footage of burroughs, as well as interviews with confidants such as john waters, patti smith and iggy pop, the film, set to a soundtrack by patti smith and sonic youth, shows how burroughs spawned a countercultural movement. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. Burroughs a man within explores the controversial writer and junkie, who infamously shot and killed his own wife and wrote about his debauched lifestyle as a narcotics fiend, travelling the globe inhabiting and haunting cities like a phantom. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s.
His thoughts were clouded yet always concise and his work as a writer, traveler and consumer of controlled substances revealed profound ideas on human sexuality, humanity, u. Showing at the 54th bfi london film festival, yony leysers film is a riveting and emotional journey into the world of a man many considered as cold. A man within is a wellcrafted, brand new documentary which attempts to open up the legendary figure and see what made him tick. Burroughs was called the godfather of the beat generation. The outstanding new documentary william s burroughs. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. Director yony leyser was expelled from calarts and moved to kansas. Godfather of punk iggy pop on his disapproving dads final words to him at 72, the punk rocker has stopped stage diving, and is even crooning over a jazzier groove in his latest album, free william s. If you ever thought there was no more mileage to be gained from wsb and expository films about him.
Burroughs, usa 19141997 the electronic revolution 1970, expanded media editions pdf, 832kb the electronic revolution is an essay collection by william s. Burroughs peter weller narratorinterviewee david cronenberg. Naked lunch sometimes the naked lunch is a 1959 novel by american writer william s. Later there is an amusing deadpan rendition of burroughs croaking marlene dietrichs signature song, falling in love again, in german, from. A man within, was made for independent lens on pbs. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. New documentary offers haunting portrait of beat writer william s.
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